Ryan Moore shoots 65, leads by 1 at the Memorial

Here are nine tidbits from the third round of the BMW Championship gamers can use tomorrow, this weekend or down the road. Aronimink Golf Club just outside Philadelphia plays 7,267 yards to Par-70. Know Thy Enemy These were the top-10 selected, plus TWO, golfers in the PGA TOUR Fantasy Golf game presented by SERVPRO. I included all players who were owned by 20 percent or more. The early-morning tee times ended up being washed out and being pushed back to almost the original starting times. The course was wet and used lift, clean and replace in closely-mown areas. To put scoring in perspective, Keegan Bradley played in the final three-some, shot 66 and DROPPED three places to T6. Tee times have been moved up again for early Sunday morning but the forecast is dire regardless. Coming up Roses The Monday forecast isn’t much better for the Philadelphia metro area so if they can’t complete the tournament, 54-hole leader Justin Rose could probably connect the dots. He backed up his 63 in Round 2 with 64 in Round 3 and will be paired with Ryder Cup pal Rory McIlroy in the final round. The new favorite son of Pennsylvania bogeyed his first hole this week and has played the next 53 in 18-under. Other Half Not many guys can post 63 with a double bogey but Rory McIlroy had the perfect response after his five on the Par-3 No. 8. The second shot from the fairway on the Par-5 No. 9 landed eight feet from the flag and his subsequent putt wiped out the double. Momentum was recovered as he went out in 31 and came in with a bogey-free 32 to move into the final pairing. The Ulsterman leads the field in Strokes-Gained: Off-the-Tee. Friday’s Overnight Leader Xander Schauffele has only made three bogeys over 54 holes with one in each loop. The square on his final hole Saturday knocked him out of a spot in the final group and saddled him with one-shot deficit entering the final round. The putt that lipped out secured a spot with “Mr. 62” in the final round that Schauffele could use (heads-up) to impress Captain Furyk. People’s Choice — Bryson DeChambeau The free roll this week essentially ended with 70 in Round 2 but the man leading the FedExCup Playoff standings heading into East Lake didn’t mail it in during Round 3. With seven birdies against just one bogey, he moved up to T26 and another low one could reward his investors who were riding the streak this week. It’s not like he’s spraying it as he’s fourth in Strokes-Gained: Off-the-Tee and remains first in proximity. #Stud. 124 Wow. Wow x 2. Moving Day Although they didn’t match Fleetwood’s magnificent 62, Austin Cook and Adam Hadwin each shooting 63 will give them hope for another low round Sunday. They’ll need to pull a “Fleetwood” and go lower if they are going to make it to East Lake as both sit well outside the top 30. I’m not sure there are enough holes to make up the difference. … Quietly sneaking up the leaderboard is Francesco Molinari after 63-64. He’s now T7. … It’s also too-little-too-late for Dustin Johnson as his 64 moved him up 15 spots but he’s only T33. Moving Day: Wrong Way For the second Saturday running Keegan Bradley went backwards (T6) but he’s hardly out of it this week. He’s gone close every week of the FedExCup Playoffs and will begin the final round No. 30 as it stands. Time for another low round! … Alex Noren signed for even-par 70 and dropped from T3 to T21. … Jason Day carded 68 and plummeted from T7 to T15. Study Hall Rain and damp conditions paired with ball-in-hand for these guys will mean ridiculous scores and they didn’t disappoint in Round 3. The scoring average was 67.159, almost three-shot under-par. Of the 69 players who teed it up, they made a combined 92 bogeys! … Charles Howell III has made one bogey this week and is T26. … There were 16 bogey-free rounds bringing this week’s total to 33. … McIlroy and Bradley lead the field with 20 birdies each.

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LAS VEGAS – When you’re on a heater in Las Vegas, you ride it as long as you can. Kevin Na, a Las Vegas resident and the winner of the 2011 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, is certainly riding a hot putter. After his scintillating 62 on Friday, Na went one better with a sublime 10-under 61 at TPC Summerlin on Saturday to surge to 22 under and gain a two-shot lead. His 191 total is the 54-hole scoring record in the event. Related: Leaderboard | Na’s optimism helping new generation of stars | Finau shoots 62, tries to earn Presidents Cup pick Na has made 445 feet, seven inches worth of putts through three rounds and has picked up an incredible +11.905 in Strokes Gained: Putting for the week. “I just kept riding that momentum with the hot putter and it was a great day,â€� Na said. “I’m just hitting a lot of confident strokes with good putts and the percentage is just high. When you hit good putts at a good speed you’re using the whole hole. “Look, you need some luck to have some putts lip in here and there, and I’ve been getting a little bit of that.â€� Luck aside, Na is seemingly in cruise control. But he knows a fourth PGA TOUR win won’t be handed to him. Especially because his nearest challenger is Patrick Cantlay, who was first and second in his previous starts at TPC Summerlin. But Na is also embracing the emotion of playing in his hometown and in front of his family. “It would mean a lot, especially with having a newborn, my son Leo,â€� Na explained. “I won in front of (daughter) Sophia, so it would be nice if I could get another W in front of both of them.â€� Cantlay started the day with a share of the lead, shot 63, and still finds himself two back. But the 27-year-old remains extremely confident he can claim PGA TOUR win number three to go with his 2018 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open and his 2019 Memorial Tournament Presented by Nationwide triumphs. “It’s a four-round tournament. It’s what I expect out here. Everybody can shoot the lights off this place, especially with the weather is like it was today,â€� Cantlay said. “That’s the attitude for tomorrow. I know it’s going to take a lot of birdies. Fortunately, that’s an attitude I’m comfortable with, and I’m looking forward to tomorrow.â€� While Cantlay’s putter has not been anywhere near as hot as Na’s ,his driver has been near flawless. The former world No.1 amateur leads the field in Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green. He also leads in driving distance as he hits more drivers than anyone else in the field, a move that could put a little pressure on Na in the final group on Sunday. While the two former winners at TPC Summerlin are by far the most likely to enter the winner’s circle on Sunday, a handful of other contenders are looking to play spoiler. Pat Perez (62) sits four off the lead and a few major winners in Lucas Glover (five back), Webb Simpson (six back) and Adam Scott (seven back) have signaled intentions of playing aggressive golf amongst the chasing pack. “I’m going to have to shoot ridiculously low, but it’s possible in these conditions,â€� Scott said. “Just got to get off to a hot start. That’s the tricky thing around here. The first six holes are not that easy. So you’ve got to play some really good golf in those first six, and then the last twelve holes there is a real opportunity for you to capitalize.â€�

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